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- 281: Genetics
- ... forbidden fruit of biology" (Begley 54). For years, scientists have been trying to perfect the cloning technique. In Scotland, scientists at the Roslin Institute have finally succeeded. Their success comes in the form of a Finn Dorset ewe named Dolly. Dolly is a clone. Now that the cloning of mammals from body cells has been accomplished, we are forced to consider what stand must be taken on the issue of cloning ... foundation for Dolly's creation. (Specter/Kolata) Dr. Wilmut and the other scientists at the Roslin Institute succeeded in cloning an adult mammal from one of its body cells. They created a clone of a Finn Dorset ewe. It is more challenging to clone an animal from a body cell than from an embryo, because an embryo is an unspecialized cell. A body cell is specialized; the chromosomes are folded, because ... step in cloning is to take a cell from the animal to be cloned and get its chromosomes to unfold. In Dolly s case, the scientists used a cell from the mammary glands of a Finn Dorset ewe. In this cell, only the genes needed for mammary functions were active. To unfold the chromosomes, and make all of the genes usable, the scientists put it in a culture with few ...
- 282: The River Of Freedom
- In Mark Twain s Huckleberry Finn, the Mississippi River plays many roles and holds a prominent theme throughout much of the story. Huck and Jim are without a doubt the happiest and most at peace when floating down the river on ... cannot live on a raft traveling down the Mississippi forever and must focus on the main situation at hand, getting Jim his true freedom A freedom that stretches beyond the limiting reaches of a raft. Huckleberry resents the objectives and beliefs of the so-called civilized people of the society around him. Huck likes to be free from the restrictions of others and just be himself, living by his own ...
- 283: The Uniting Of Theme And Plot
- In Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain develops the plot into Huck and Jim's adventures allowing him to weave in his criticism of society. The two main characters, Huck and Jim, both run from social injustice and both are distrustful ... and the lack of common sense in Tom Sawyer. There is cruelty, greed, murder, trickery, hypocrisy, racism, and a general lack of morality, all the ingredients of society. All through the adventure you have Huck Finn and Jim trying to find the one thing they can only find on the river, freedom, but a person can only stay on the river for so long, and so you have to go ...
- 284: Mark Twain, The Adventures Of
- In the novel by Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the two main characters, Huck and Jim, are strongly linked. Their relation is portrayed by various sides, some of them good and some others bad. But the essential interest of that relation is the way that uses the author to describe it. Even if he had often been misunderstood, Twain always implied a message behind the themes developed around Huck and Jim. The first encounter between Huck Finn and Jim is at the beginning of the book, when Hucks friend, Tom Sawyer, tries to fool Jim, Miss Watsons slave. Huck and Jim still dont know each other, but Huck ...
- 285: The Common Theme Of Value Of Friendship In Literature
- ... or society's beliefs. His opinion regarding the value of friendship is a common theme shared by many authors throughout history, including Mark Twain, and Alexandre Dumas. Mark Twain's classic novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, describes a young boy torn between what he feels his country and society expect of him and what his heart tells him is right. Society believes that slaves should be treated as property; Huck, who had befriended a runaway slave, sees Jim as a person, not property. In the end, Huck Finn decides that he would rather disobey society's teachings about slavery, than betray his friend by returning him to his previous condition of servitude. Further reiterating Forster's conception of the proper order of ...
- 286: The Value Of Literature
- ... writings in prose or verse. Literature produces value because it is basically an analysis of an experience or situation. I got a different value out of each story. With Mark Twain's The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn it showed me that one does not have to be civilized or conform to the ideas of society to become cultured or mature. With Huck Finn he ran away from everything that was considered civilized. He had nothing and really did not want anything. But at the same time he experienced and matured living dangerously. This made me value Huck' ...
- 287: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Twain Revealing His Own Childhood
- ... sugar bowl even though he is the one who broke it. Tom does not let Sidney get the best of him because no matter what Sidney says or does, Tom will always get him back. Huckleberry Finn is Toms partner in crime. Together, they go on adventures that eventually lead them into dangerous situations. Because of their experience at being sly and escaping from trouble, they are able to overcome the ... three men, and Muff Potter is knocked unconscious. In addition, Injun Joe murders Dr. Robinson. At first, Tom and Huck vow to keep the event a secret. They write up a pact that says, Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer swears they will keep mum about this and they may drop down dead in their tracks if they ever tell and rot. Once Tom hears that Injun Joe has accused Muff ...
- 288: Charter Schools
- ... National Assessment of Educational Progress, in 1994, 39 percent of fourth graders, 37 percent of eighth graders and 36 percent of twelfth graders, scored below average, on basic skills assessment tests, in the United States ( Finn, Ravitch 22-24 ). News coverage also tends to continuously broadcast that the United States lags behind global peers in pre-college education. For this reason, parents, governments and educators are constantly searching for new ways ... United States, the charter school was modeled after Margaret Thatcher's idea of a public school operating independently, while being funded by grants. A similar concept currently exists, for all public education, in New Zealand ( Finn et al. 48-52 ). In 1992, after the first charter law was passed, Minnesota opened City Academy, based on this concept. The charter focused on recruiting and teaching high school drop-outs ( Buechler 60-63 ... ROM. Art. 76. Cohen, Mark F. "People's Prep". The New Republic (1998) : 13-16. Desmon, Stephanie. "Charting a New Kind of School". The Florida Times-Union 9 Mar.1997: A-1. NewsBank CD-ROM. Finn, Chester E. Jr., Diane Ravitch. "Is Educational Reform a Failure"? USA Today Nov. 1996: 22-24. SIRS CD-ROM. Art. 59. Finn, Chester E. Jr., et al. "The New School". National Review 15 Sep. ...
- 289: Charter Schools
- ... National Assessment of Educational Progress, in 1994, 39 percent of fourth graders, 37 percent of eighth graders and 36 percent of twelfth graders, scored below average, on basic skills assessment tests, in the United States ( Finn, Ravitch 22-24 ). News coverage also tends to continuously broadcast that the United States lags behind global peers in pre-college education. For this reason, parents, governments and educators are constantly searching for new ways ... United States, the charter school was modeled after Margaret Thatcher's idea of a public school operating independently, while being funded by grants. A similar concept currently exists, for all public education, in New Zealand ( Finn et al. 48-52 ). In 1992, after the first charter law was passed, Minnesota opened City Academy, based on this concept. The charter focused on recruiting and teaching high school drop-outs ( Buechler 60-63 ... ROM. Art. 76. Cohen, Mark F. "People's Prep". The New Republic (1998) : 13-16. Desmon, Stephanie. "Charting a New Kind of School". The Florida Times-Union 9 Mar.1997: A-1. NewsBank CD-ROM. Finn, Chester E. Jr., Diane Ravitch. "Is Educational Reform a Failure"? USA Today Nov. 1996: 22-24. SIRS CD-ROM. Art. 59. Finn, Chester E. Jr., et al. "The New School". National Review 15 Sep. ...
- 290: The Shipbuilder
- ... becomes a Canadian, in name, in body and in soul. Jaanus relocates to Canada several years later, but he s different. When Jaanus moves to Canada he doesn t become a Canadian. He is a Finn living in Canada. His body is in Canada but his name, and his soul still belong to Finland. When Jaanus first enters the play he insists that his name is Karkulainen. This immediately shows that ... not willing to give up his heritage for anyone. The controversy regarding names is a theme mentioned throughout the play. Jaanus and Jukka are related by blood, yet are almost nothing alike. One is a Finn and the other is a Canadian. Jaanus Karkulainen and Yuki Crook. Jaanus thinks that a name is important because it s a part of you. He was born a Finn and will die a Finn. Jaanus name is a part of him and a part no one could ever take away from Jaanus Karkulainen.
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